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Common name: Alexandra Palm Latin name Archontophoenix alexandrae FAMILY: Arecaceae ORIGIN: Queensland Australia Noxious Weed Category: n/a Habit: This is a tall, solitary, handsome palm to about 25 metres (80 feet) tall with a spread of about 2 - 2.5 metres (10 - 15 feet) and a graceful appearance. Leaves: The leaves, up to about 2 metres( 6-7 feet) long, are stiff pinnately compound fea<strong>the</strong>r-like fronds and have a tendency to rotate 90' to expose <strong>the</strong> whole leaf in profile (Figure 2). The leaflets are all in <strong>the</strong> same plane, bright green above with a silvery underside. (this distinguishes <strong>the</strong>m from <strong>the</strong> Bangalow Palm)The base of <strong>the</strong> petioles forms a bright green crownshaft that <strong>the</strong> leaves rarely droop below. The trunk is smooth and ringed with noticeable leaf scars and <strong>the</strong> base can be noticeably swollen. It can get to about 1/3 metre (one foot) in diameter. Flowers: Flowers are formed below <strong>the</strong> crownshaft with <strong>the</strong> creamy flower stalks holding amy<strong>the</strong>st purple flowers. Fruit: The round fruit, about 12 mm (1/2 inch) in diameter, turn bright red at maturity. Ecology: Occurs in NEQ to as far south as Brisbane. Altitudinal range from near sea level to 1000 m. Grows in swampy areas and along drainage lines in rainforest, gallery forest along seasonally dry creeks, vine forest, Melaleuca forest and mixed Eucalypt forest. Dispersal: Seed, usually spread by birds but also often as a contaminant of garden waste/mulch and to a lesser extent in flowing water of riparian systems. Control As for many woody weeds, control is best undertaken as early as possible while <strong>the</strong> plant is as small as possible. HAND: Seedlings can be hand-pulled, but young plants quickly develop a strong, fibrous root system making hand-pulling difficult. Juveniles can be chipped out. CHEMICAL: Juveniles can be cut close to ground level and immediately painted with undiluted glyphosate (eg Roundup Biactive). Larger palms can be treated by chiselling or drilling around <strong>the</strong> trunk close to <strong>the</strong> ground 100mm apart and filling with 2mm of undiluted glyphosate per hole. Alexandra Palm Bangalow Palm
Underside of fronds: Bangalow on left Alexandra on right
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Page 18 and 19: WEEDS of BYRON SHIRE Bitou Bush Chr
Page 20 and 21: Bitou Bush Native look-a-likes Head
Page 22 and 23: Bridal Creeper Asparagus asparagoid
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Page 26 and 27: Common name: Camphor Laurel Latin n
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Page 30 and 31: Common name: Castor Oil Plant Latin
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Page 34 and 35: Common name: Climbing Asparagus Lat
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Page 38 and 39: Common name: Coral Berry Latin name
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Page 42 and 43: Common name: Cotoneaster Latin name
Page 44 and 45: Common name: Crimson Fountain Grass
Page 46 and 47: Common name: Duranta (‘Sheena’s
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Page 58 and 59: Common name: Gazania Latin name: Ga
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Common name: Green Amaranth Latin n
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Common name: Hen and Chickens/Phyll
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Common name: Impatiens/Busy Lizzy L
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Common name: Inkweed Latin name: Ph
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Common name: Kaffir Plum Latin name
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Common name: Lantana Latin name: La
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Common name: Liriope Latin name: Li
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Common name: Madeira Winter Cherry
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Common name: Mist Weed/Mistflower L
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Common name: Morning Glory Latin na
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Native Look a Like: The native clim
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Common name: Murraya/Mock Orange/Or
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Common name: Noogoora Burr Latin na
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Common name: Ochna/Mickey Mouse Pla
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Common name: Paddy’s Lucerne/Sida
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Common name: Pampas Grass Latin nam
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Common name: Parrot Alstroemeria La
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Common name: Peruvian Summer/Ribbon
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Common name: Polygala Latin name: P
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Common name: Purple Top Latin name:
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Common name: Silver Leaf Desmodium/
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Common name: Small Leaved Privet/Ch
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Common name: South American Clover
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Common name: Spider Plant/Ribbon Pl
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Common name: Sweet Viburnum Latin n
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Common name: Torpedo Grass Latin na
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Common name: Commelina / Scurvy wee
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Common name: Umbrella Tree Latin na
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Common name: Vasey Grass / Giant Pa
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Common name: White Passionfruit/Whi
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Common name: Wild Tobacco / Tree To
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Common name: Winter Senna / Arsenic
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